(Headline USA) Although the government lockdowns and virus restrictions disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They're now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.
The specific reasons vary widely. Some families...
(Headline USA) The United States is in an "unnecessary predicament" of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the delta variant, the nation's top infectious diseases bureaucrat said Sunday.
"We're going in the wrong direction," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, describing himself as "very frustrated."
He said recommending that the vaccinated...
(Headline USA) Lawmakers racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal early this coming week are hitting a major roadblock over how much money should go to public transit, the group's lead Republican negotiator said Sunday.
As discussions continued through the weekend, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said both sides were "about...
(Headline USA) France's parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and domestic travel and mandating vaccinations for all health workers.
Both measures have prompted protests and political tensions. President Emmanuel Macron and his government say they are needed to protect vulnerable populations and hospitals...
(Headline USA) Just when Americans thought they were finally done with mask mandates, it seems they are back in action.
One Republican attorney general, though, is fighting back.
St. Louis leaders experienced backlash after announcing Friday a new mask mandate while indoors, even for children and even for the vaccinated.
St. Louis...
(Headline USA) Nine U.S. residents have been arrested and accused of spying for China.
The defendants received an indictment from a federal grand jury in New York for "acting and conspiring to act in the United States as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China," among other charges.
“As alleged,...
(Associated Press) Federal prosecutors in R. Kelly's sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with an underage boy in addition to girls, and the government wants jurors in his upcoming sex trafficking trial to hear those claims.
Prosecutors aired a wide-ranging raft of additional allegations — but not new...
(Associated Press) A judge has ordered a man accused of planning to kill sorority members at an Ohio university to remain behind bars.
Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman on Friday cited a parole violation and the "serious nature of the charges" as reasons to keep 21-year-old Tres Genco in custody.
The Hillsboro,...
(Headline USA) The Walt Disney Co. stands to benefit from more than a half billion dollars in tax breaks for building a new regional campus in Florida that promises to employ at least 2,000 professional employees who will be relocating from southern California to work in digital technology, finance and...
(Associated Press) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t have to testify in a judicial inquiry into the 2014 police chokehold death of Eric Garner, a judge ruled Friday, dashing a long-running quest by Garner’s relatives to have the mayor questioned under oath.
Judge Erika Edwards also excused Police...
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) From immigration to crime, energy, and beyond, Democrats have the Midas touch in reverse: Everything they handle turns to manure.
Can the Left get anything right?
IMMIGRATION
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly has claimed that “the border is closed.” Regarding the illegal-alien surge through Mexico, “we...
President Joe Biden on Friday was set to make his first major political foray since taking office, campaigning for a fellow Democrat whose race to be re-elected as Virginia governor could serve as a test of the national mood.
Biden was making a short trip across the Potomac River to...